Cebu Normal University has once again garnered a 100% Passing rate. It is the only school in Cebu to have that distinction. Most of the major nursing schools in Cebu performed above the national passing average. Velez College had a 96.21% passing rate. University of Cebu- Banilad produced the most new registered nurses for Cebu schools with 228 (164 first time takers). Cebu Doctor’s University had one of the best passing rates among repeaters at 53.49% which is way above the 19.25% national passing rate among repeaters.

Here is a summary of the performance of Cebu Nursing Schools in the May 2014 NLE

There were 6 alums of Cebu nursing schools that got one of the Top 10 places in the 2014 Nursing Licensure Exams. The highest ranked student from Cebu was Bernard Vonn Kyle Icamen (Cebu Normal University) who scored 85.20 which is the 3rd best rating nationally. He is followed by Velez College’s Allyson Gaile Saplad who got a 84.20 good for 8th place in the country. Cebu Doctor’s University and University of San Jose- Recoletos had 1 representative each in the Top 10. Two other Cebu Normal University graduates entered the Top 10.

The results of the June 2013 Nursing Licensure Examinations (NLE) have come out and a graduate a Cebu school garnered best mark among the 37,887 examinees. Cebu has been the home of some of the best colleges and universities in the country. Cebu schools have produced around 7.5% of the new nurses in the recent NLE. The table below shows the performance of Cebu schools in the June 2013 NLE:

The eighteen schools of Cebu had 1,222 passers in the exams. All in all, the total passing average of Cebu-based nursing schools is 47.81% which is higher than the national average of 42.8%.

Top Schools

Cebu Normal University got a 100% passing rate. It is the only school in Cebu to hold that distinction if repeaters are included. If only first time examinees are counted, Cebu Institute of Technology and Saint Paul College Foundation joins CNU in having a perfect passing mark. University of Cebu in Banilad produced the most number of successful examinees with 258 followed by 197 of Velez College and 173 of Cebu Doctor’s University (CDU). Schools with over 80% overall passing rate included CNU, Velez (98%), Cebu City Medical Center (97%) and CDU (84%).

First Timers perform better

Almost 80% of the first time takers among Cebu schools passed while only 23% passed among the repeaters. The best performing school for repeaters with at least 50 examinees is CDU which garnered a 60% passing rate.

The results of June 2013 NLE is a clear testament that Cebu remains one of the best places for students to get a degree in Nursing. There are several schools in Cebu that overwhelmingly surpassed the national passing average. There were also 8 graduates of Cebu schools who were in the Top 10 list of the June 2013 NLE.

Beverly Anne Balagon of Velez College topped the June 2013 Nursing Licensure Examinations with an exam rating of 87%. She leads a batch of 16,219 new nurses. The passing rate of the June 2013 NLE is 42.81%. Balagon is joined by 4 other schoolmates in the Top 10 list. The other top nursing schools in Cebu have graduates also making the topnotcher’s list. The Cebu Normal University (CNU) has 3 examinees in the top 10 while Cebu Doctor’s University (CDU) has one graduate making the top 10 list.

Velez College garnered a 100% (84 out of 84) passing rate in the September 2012 Med Tech Exams. Velez College is one of only 3 schools that has 100% passing rate with 50 or more examinees. The other 2 schools with same rating were Saint Louis University and Far Eastern University– Manila. Cebu Doctor’s University (CDU) also had a 100% passing rate as all 28 of its examinees became a fully licensed medical technologists.

There were 1,521 passers out of 1,865 examinees. Velez College’s Matthew Joseph Po garnered a rating of 91.70 to lead all passers. CDU had 3 students in the Top 10 with Thara Jill Añasco at 4th, Kelvin Jay Buensalida at 5th, and Efren John Misagal at 7th.

Cebu Normal University (CNU) is one of the 3 three schools that garnered a 100% passing rate in the recent Nursing Licensure Examinations. The other two were the Chinese General Hospital College of Nursing and the University of the Philippines- Manila. CNU produced 172 newly registered nurses. The next best performing school from Cebu is Velez College. 167 0f 169 examinees from Velez passed in July 2012 NLE.

Nineteen students from different nursing schools in Cebu were among who garnered the 10 best marks in the July 2012 Nursing Licensure Examinations (NLE). Because of several tie scores the top 10 list was technically a top 100 list. Twelve Cebu Normal University students made it to the list of topnotchers led by Kristen Erika Pino who placed tied 2nd overall with University of Saint Anthony’s Carmela Shimizu. They both got a score 85.40, .80 behind the top mark of 86.20 by UST’s Roxanne Trinity Lim. Another CNU student, Jerry De la Torre Jr. placed solo 4th. Velez College had 5 students who made it to the top 10 led Merrill Van Yu, who scored 84.60 which is good for 6th place along with CNU alums Jennifer Kaye Ducao and Katherine Joyce Asufra. Southwestern University (SWU) and University of Cebu– Banilad Campus had one representative each in this year’s top 10.

Cebu schools have once again proven their ability to produce high quality graduates as two students from Cebu made it to the top ten of the August 2012 Physical Therapist Licensure Examinations. Gian Carlo Delante of the Southwestern University (SWU) placed 2nd among 884 examinees. He got a rating of 84.25 just .30 less than the ratings of the number one passers from the Pamantasang Lungsod ng Maynila (PLM). Stephanie Anne Tan of Velez College placed 5th with a rating of 83.95. PLM had 7 alums in the Top 10. Only 469 passed among the takers for a 53% national passing rate.

3 graduates of Cebu schools made it to the top 10 in the September 2011 Medical Technologist Licensure Exams. Isabelle Baisac of Cebu Doctor’s University(CDU) garnered a 91.70 rating to be number 1 examinee this year. She was closely followed by Velez College’s Sherry Mae Mondido who scored 91.3. The third Cebuano on the top 10 list was Jana Barbra Mayol also of CDU who ranked 8th with an 89.2 rating. 1,123 of the 1,480 takes passed the exams.

The results of the July 2011 NLE is released. 37,513 out of 78,135 examinees passed. A few nusrsing graduates from Cebu schools made it to the Top 10 in the July 2011 Nursing Board Exams. Due to many ties, the list is longer than usual.

The top 10 passers for the PRC Nursing Board Exam Result July 2011 are as follows:

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